After the game had ended, Entergy and SMG (the Superdome’s management company) issued a joint statement explaining that “a piece of equipment that is designed to monitor electrical load sensed an abnormality in the system. Once the issue was detected, the sensing equipment operated as designed and opened a breaker, causing power to be partially cut to the Superdome in order to isolate the issue. Backup generators kicked in immediately as designed. Entergy and SMG subsequently coordinated start-up procedures, ensuring that full power was safely restored to the Superdome.”

The Ravens, who were leading 28-6 at the time of the blackout, held on to beat the 49ers 34-31 to win their second Super Bowl in franchise history.

Reporters at the Target Center were not fooled.

Oh those tricky #TWolves game ops guys, doin a fake blackout like the Superdome.